Shots fired on Jersey City street, but victim and assailant a mystery

Jersey City police are searching for a victim and his
assailant following a shooting on Van Houten Avenue in Jersey City early this
morning, police said.

Officers responded to Van Houten Avenue near Kennedy
Boulevard this morning, just after midnight, reports said.

Police spoke to two men who said they were sitting
outside their mother's Van Houten Avenue residence when they saw two men, one with a light beard
and a blue Northface sweater, exit a silver Mazda.

The witnesses told police the men then approached a
blonde-haired man and began to beat him. The man wearing a
Northface sweater then pulled out a silver handgun and shot at the victim,
reports said.

The two men then got back into the Mazda and fled east on Van Houten toward Kennedy Boulevard, reports state. The victim fled west on Van Houten Avenue and the
witnesses' mother called 911, reports said.

The police did not locate the victim or the assailants, and it could not be determined if the victim was shot, reports said. At the scene, police found one live round and one projectile,
reports said. A silver BMW parked on Van Houten was struck in the rear driver's side
bumper.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call
(201) 547-JAIL.